My First Burda Style Magazine Garment

Last month I decided to subscribe to Burda Style magazine.  I have really enjoyed seeing many of it's patterns made up by other sewing bloggers out there.  I've always felt I would not have the patience to trace and add seam allowances, but the Burda pattern line fits me so well that I thought I might be missing some great styles by not subscribing.

I really had no idea which pattern to try first, but when I saw Eugenia's fabulous skirt, I just had to have one too!  So here is another version of #112 from the 6/2010 issue.  I cut out the 38 and took the side seams in by a total of 1/2".  I used a pear-colored medium weight linen that I pre-washed and dried.  It has a fairly loose hand, so it was tricky to get all the seams even, but I am happy with how it turned out.  I am showing it with Simplicity 2364.

I'll be the first to admit that I had a difficult time understanding the directions with no photos.  Since I have recently made a couple of skirts, I put this together in my own order.  I inserted an invisible zipper in the back center seam.  I also liked Eugenia's idea of doubling the hem band and folding it up.  The bottom edge of the skirt is on the fold.  I didn't add any length to the main body of the skirt, but the band is one inch longer. 

Here is a close-up of the pocket with no flap. (The color is off) It's like the fold of an accordion.  I think I did this part right!

And here it is finished.

And this is a close-up of the pleats on the other side.

And here is a view of the back.  The on seam pockets do not lie perfectly flat.  I think this that is partly due to how I sewed them and partly due to the loose weave of the fabric.  There is no puckering at least and I can live with how they look. 

Overall, I'm pretty happy with this first project from the magazine and I do look forward to trying more in the future!